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An update on polyethylene and biodegradable plastic mulch films and their impact on the environment

Chemosphere, 2022
Many ways are being developed in the realm of agriculture to increase crop yield while inflicting minimal damage to the soil and environment. One among them is the application of agricultural, biodegradable mulch (BDM) films. Organic substances or synthetic materials are used for making mulches.
Harshitha Somanathan, Ramaraj Sathasivam, Salini Sivaram, Sivaniraji Mariappan Kumaresan, Meenakshi Sundaram Muthuraman, Sang Un Park   +5 more
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Conservation tillage or plastic film mulching? A comprehensive global meta-analysis based on maize yield and nitrogen use efficiency.

Science of the Total Environment, 2022
Rain-fed agriculture is an important part of the global agriculture system and plays a vital role in ensuring food security. Conservation tillage (CT) is widely used in USA maize cultivation in the Mid-west Corn Belt. Meanwhile, Chinese farmers' adoption
Kaiping Zhang, Yu-Fei Li, Huihui Wei, Li Zhang, Feng-Min Li, Feng Zhang   +5 more
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Variations in soil aggregate distribution and associated organic carbon and nitrogen fractions in long-term continuous vegetable rotation soil by nitrogen fertilization and plastic film mulching.

Science of the Total Environment, 2022
Small changes in soil aggregates-associated organic carbon (OC) can induce huge fluctuations in greenhouse gas emissions. However, there is a knowledge gap on the responses to nitrogen (N) fertilization under plastic film mulching, especially in long ...
Fang-Li Wang, Yu Liu, B. Liang, Jun Liu, Hai-Ying Zong, Xiao-Hong Guo, Xue-Xia Wang, Ning-Ning Song   +7 more
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The persistently breaking trade-offs of three-decade plastic film mulching: Microplastic pollution, soil degradation and reduced cotton yield.

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022
Plastic mulching has been extensively used for near 40 years in China because of the commonly recognized trade-offs between economic profit and adverse impacts. Whether the trade-offs is well kept after decades of mulching usage is poorly understood.
Bingshen Liu, Wen-Feng Li, Xiang-Liang Pan, Dao-Yong Zhang   +3 more
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The effects of plastic film mulching and straw mulching on licorice root yield and soil organic carbon content in a dryland farming.

Science of the Total Environment, 2022
The increasing worldwide demand for traditional herbs has been met by growing cultivated herbs. It is undoubtedly very important to seek a reasonable cultivation mode for the yield, quality and long-term production stability of traditional herbs. In this
Jian-Jun Yang, Rongzhu Qin, Xiaopeng Shi, Huihui Wei, Guojun Sun, Feng-Min Li, Feng Zhang   +6 more
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In-field degradation of soil-biodegradable plastic mulch films in a Mediterranean climate

Science of The Total Environment, 2022
Soil-biodegradable plastic mulch films are a promising alternative to polyethylene mulches, but adoption has been slow, in part because of uncertainties about in-field degradation. The international biodegradability standard EN-17033 requires 90% degradation within 2 years in an aerobic incubation at constant temperature (20-28 °C).
Deirdre, Griffin-LaHue, Shuresh, Ghimire, Yingxue, Yu, Edward J, Scheenstra, Carol A, Miles, Markus, Flury   +5 more
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Reducing plant pathogens could increase crop yields after plastic film mulching.

Science of the Total Environment, 2022
Soil fungi are closely associated with crop growth in agricultural ecosystems through processes such as nutrient uptake and pathogenesis. Plastic film mulching (PM) plays a dominant role in increasing crop yields in dryland agriculture worldwide.
Pingxing Wan, Ningning Zhang, Yu-Fei Li, Shi-Qing Li, Feng-Min Li, Zengtuan Cui, Feng Zhang   +6 more
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LIGHT FILTERING BY INNOVATIVE PLASTIC FILMS FOR MULCHING AND SOIL SOLARIZATION

Acta Horticulturae, 2014
In the last two decades, agricultural photoselective films represented a valid contribute for the improvement of crops from a point of view both qualitative and quantitative. We are reporting an update of this kind of plastic, used for mulch and soil sterilization.
Mormile Pasquale, Capasso Rossella, Rippa Massimo, Petti Lucia   +3 more
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In situ degradation of biodegradable plastic mulch films in compost and agricultural soils

Science of The Total Environment, 2020
The global use of agricultural plastic films, which provide multiple benefits for food production, is expected to grow by 59% from 2018 to 2026. Disposal options for agricultural plastics are limited and a major global concern, as plastic fragments from all sources ultimately accumulate in the sea.
Henry Y, Sintim, Andy I, Bary, Douglas G, Hayes, Larry C, Wadsworth, Marife B, Anunciado, Marie E, English, Sreejata, Bandopadhyay, Sean M, Schaeffer, Jennifer M, DeBruyn, Carol A, Miles, John P, Reganold, Markus, Flury   +11 more
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Effects of residual plastic-film mulch on field corn growth and productivity

Science of The Total Environment, 2020
Plastic-film mulching has played an important role to promote agricultural production in arid areas; however, due to its inefficient recycling capacity, large amounts of residues have been accumulated in soils, causing negative impacts on crop growth and on the environment.
Qi Hu, Xianyue Li, José M. Gonçalves, Haibin Shi, Tong Tian, Ning Chen   +5 more
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